SPECIAL - Cara_s Nucs Agents (modified) Flashcards
Mechanism: MDP
phospate analog - chemisorption
Mechanism: Xe-133
not absorbed (inspired) - can diffuse into fat
Mechanism: MAA
albumin - gets stuck in capillary
Mechanism: Sulfur colloid
phagocytized by RES
Mechanism: HIDA
bilirubin analog
Mechanism: WBC
tagged neutrophil - goes to RES and sites of active inflammation
Mechanism: RBC
tagged RBC - circulated in blood
Mechanism: MAG-3
actively secreted
Mechanism: DMSA
binds to sulfhydryl group in proximal tubule
Mechanism: Pertechnetate
active transport in thyroid
Mechanism: Ga-67
iron analog - taken up by bacteria and WBC
Mechanism: FDG
glucose analog
Mechanism: Sestamibi
active transport
Mechanism: Thallium-201
potassium analog, active transport (Na/K pump)
Mechanism: Pentreotide
analog of octreotide
Mechanism: MIBG
analog of norepinephrine
Mechanism: HMPAO
lipophilic, cross BBB; same for Tc-99m ECD
Mechanism: DTPA (cistern)
water soluble
Mechanism: Iodine
active transport in thyroid
Critical organ: MDP
bones
Critical organ: Xe-133
trachea/airways
Critical organ: MAA
lungs
Critical organ: Sulfur colloid
proximal colon
Critical organ: HIDA
gallbladder wall